Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-06-25
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WEST AND SOUTH,

DES holNES, June l4.-This city has be-
come unenviably conspicuous for .he laxity
with which 1t has treated the marriage rela.
ton. Probably It is not the city so much as
the courts that should bear the blsme. judge
Kavanaugh, Of the district court OF this eoun.
ty, has determined to call a halt in the rush
for divorces on the slight grounds of incom-
patibility and other insufficient reasons. He
delivered an opinion yesterday in refusing an
application for 3 decree which contains
some sound advice as well as seine startling
hgures. Since January !, 1887, there have
been issued from the clerks Office 24l mar
riage licenses, but during that time, accord
ing 10 the judge, there have been pending In
his court sixty-four applications for divorce.
Forty two Of these were commenced since the
lst OF January. One-third st least OF the &c
crees granted are Immediately followed by
second marriages. He declared: ''This con-
duct differs from the Utah system not in
principle, but in method" and public opinion
for divorce pending in five months in one
court is occasion enough for comment and Sc
rious rejection.
DEs MONIES, June 14.-The supreme court
this morning ordered the Scott county reso-
l~utions, concerning the late john n. Rogers,
be spread upon the records. After feeling re-
marks By j Idge French and NJ. v. Cannon,
OF Davenport, Judge Nourse and Day, Geo.
f.. Henry, Judges Beck and Adams, court adj
journed in res sect to the memory Of Judge
Rogers. The tributes were highly eulogistic.
KEoKuK, June l4.-George Herrick, Of
Montrose, Iowa, aged seventeen years. at
tempted TO commit suicide by taking paris
green. Unrcquitted love was the cause. He
will recover.
Real estate is active. A number Of eastern
parties are making investments here.
CREsToN, June 14.-The Iowa Grand Grove
OF Druids are in session here this morning.
The local grove will give a ball tomorrow
ni&ht in honor OF the delegates.
CREsTox, June 16.-The Grand Grove Iowa
L. A O.. D.. elected c~illcers yesterday as fol-
lows: G. ". Cramcr, Davenport, +. G. A.;
Charles Lang, MusCatine, V. g. A; samuel
Green, G.. secretary; John Hassett, Burling-
ton, G.. treasurer; F. II. Doty, Crestsn, l. g.;
John Sinner, Davenport, &. NJ.
CLINTON, June 16.-A. X. Smith, a team
stcr with a wagon, while crossing the tracks
of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North
cru road at Fourth street was run into by a
freight train backing toward him. He was
instantly killed.
Dies MoINEs, To-, June l6.-A special from
Abba says that a young man by the name Of
BAR was killed in a sunday ball game ia
Wayne township, Montrose county. Some
words had passed between Sylvia O'Brien and
Baker about a pipe, John O'Brien came up
up and engaged in the conversation by ask
ing, "What's this racket about." Sylvia
made answer that they had had some words.
John said, "Why don't you slug himH'
Baker said, 'maybe you would like to try it;
If you DO just step out here" John then
stopped, picked upa ball bat-a homemade
one, and very heavy-and struck Baker across
the head, breaking his skull and crushing bis
head in. Baker remained unconscious till the
next day, when he died. O'Brien will be held
TO await the action Of thc grand jury.
Dies MONIES, TO-, June 1g.-The state en-.
campment sons Of veterans visited the capitol
this morning. Governor Larrabee, Auditor
Lyons and Treasurer Twombly made speeches.
DEs MONIES, June 16.-The twenty-second
annual meeting of the low State Sunday
School association began here last evening
with an attendance Of several hundred dele
gates. Gov. Larrabee delivered the address
OF welcome, to which a response was made by
Senator T. r. Clark Of Clarinda. The annual
address was then delivered bv Rev. DR.. j. G.
W. Coke, one Of the secretaries of Sunday
school work In the NJ. Z. Church.